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<\/p>\n\n

John Mackey, CEO<\/p>\n

Whole Foods Market<\/p>\n

550 Bowie Street<\/p>\n

Austin, TX 78703-4644<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

May 6, 2021<\/p>\n

Dear John Mackey:<\/p>\n

We, the undersigned state leaders, are writing to ask that you join us as a partner in combating the plastic pollution crisis. We understand that Whole Foods has led the supermarket industry in reducing plastic waste in the past, and we thank you for that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, we are deeply concerned by the scourge of plastic litter that enters our waterways. Plastic waste enters the ocean at the rate of\u00a015 million tons<\/a>\u00a0per year \u2014 the equivalent to two garbage trucks dumping a load of plastic in the sea every single minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And single-use plastic packaging \u2014 used for just a few minutes before polluting our rivers and oceans for hundreds of years \u2014 is a major source of this pollution. In\u00a02019<\/a>, The Ocean Conservancy found that plastic food wrappers were the number one item polluting beaches worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thus, we ask that Whole Foods Market join us as a partner in our efforts to address the plastic pollution crisis by committing to concrete and verifiable steps that will reduce your company\u2019s plastic footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other grocery retailers are showing that this type of commitment is achievable. The regional grocery chain Giant Eagle has\u00a0committed to eliminating all single-use plastic<\/a>\u00a0in its operations by 2025; now we need a national grocer to make similarly ambitious commitments. However, Whole Foods Market scored an \u201cF\u201d in the\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0released by As You Sow called Waste and Opportunity 2020: Searching for Corporate Leadership.<\/p>\n

We ask that you make the aforementioned, necessary changes to lessen your impact on our oceans and rivers as they play a vital role in supporting a healthy, livable planet for wildlife and our communities. We are going to need all hands on deck to deal with the plastic pollution crisis.<\/p>\n

Signed,\u00a0<\/p>\n

Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Kevin Mullin, California<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Jim Wood, California<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Laura Friedman, California<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, California<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Phil Ting, California<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Robert Rivas, California<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, California<\/p>\n

Senator Ben Allen, California<\/p>\n

Senator Scott Wiener, California<\/p>\n

State House Representative Anna Eskamani, Florida<\/p>\n

Representative Ann Williams, Illinois<\/p>\n

Representative Joyce Mason, Illinois<\/p>\n

Representative Michelle Mussman, Illinois<\/p>\n

Delegate Brooke Lierman, Maryland<\/p>\n

Delegate David Moon, Maryland<\/p>\n

Delegate Jen Terrasa, Maryland<\/p>\n

Delegate Marc Korman, Maryland<\/p>\n

Delegate Ron Watson, Maryland<\/p>\n

Delegate Sara Love, Maryland<\/p>\n

Delegate Shaneka Henson, Maryland<\/p>\n

Senator Jeff Waldstreicher, Maryland<\/p>\n

Senator Mary Washington, Maryland<\/p>\n

Representative Marjorie Decker, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Representative Sydney Jordan, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Senator Ann Johnson-Stewart, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Representative Judith Spang, New Hampshire<\/p>\n

Senator Becky Whitley, New Hampshire<\/p>\n

Senator David Watters, New Hampshire<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Fred W. Thiele Jr., New York<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Harvey Epstein, New York<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, New York<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Steven Englebright, New York<\/p>\n

Senator Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island<\/p>\n

Representative Ana-Maria Ramos, Texas<\/p>\n

Representative Donna Howard, Texas<\/p>\n

Representative Joe Moody, Texas<\/p>\n

Representative John Bucy III, Texas<\/p>\n

Representative Michelle Beckley, Texas<\/p>\n

Representative Rafael Anchia, Texas<\/p>\n

Representative Ron Reynolds, Texas<\/p>\n

Representative Vikki Goodwin, Texas<\/p>\n

Senator Jose Menendez, Texas<\/p>\n

Delegate Candi Mundon King, Virgina<\/p>\n

Delegate Ibraheem S. Samirah, Virginia<\/p>\n

Delegate Kaye Kory, Virginia<\/p>\n

Delegate Patrick Hope, Virginia<\/p>\n

Senator Jamie Pedersen, Washington<\/p>\n

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